Exercise · ZW-CYCLIC-GROUP-003 · ★☆☆ Basic
Which of the following groups is NOT cyclic?
Choose one option.
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- D. \(S_3\), the group of permutations of three objects
Explanation
Every cyclic group is abelian, and \(S_3\) is not: for instance \((1\,2)(2\,3)\neq(2\,3)(1\,2)\). The other three are cyclic (\(\mathbb{Z}_7^*\) is generated by 3).
Review the concept: Cyclic group
A cyclic group is a group \(G\) with an element \(g\), called a generator, such that every element of \(G\) is a power of \(g\).
\[G=\langle g\rangle=\{\,g^k : k\in\mathbb{Z}\,\}\]
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